MOVIES - Nov. 3, 1989

Batman Falters in Norway: After being the hit of the summer, the Caped Crusader is the flop of the fall--in Norway, at least. Despite an extensive promotional campaign, “Batman” has been upstaged at the Norwegian box office by “Licence to Kill” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Warner Bros. Norge AS, the movie’s distributor, wallpapered much of Norway with Batman posters and stickers, but the Scandinavians responded, “Batwho?” During its first two weeks in Oslo, “Batman” drew 26,427 customers, compared to 50,761 for the James Bond film “Licence to Kill” and 51,133 for “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”